Quick Tips:

1. Well maintained, fertilized lawns are better for the environment
2. Non-fertilized lawns lead to erosion
3. Fertilized lawns hold soil in place, with less phosphorus run-off

Well maintained, fertilized lawns are BETTER

for the environment than non-fertilized lawns.

Research by the University of Minnesota demonstrates that properly fertilized lawns have healthy root systems, which do a better job of holding soil in place than the root systems of non-fertilized lawns.

An unfertilized lawn loses its density and exposes soil, which leads to erosion and loss of nutrients. A fertilized lawn holds the soil in place, meaning less loss of nutrients and less phosphorus run-off. An unfertilized lawn actually has more phosphorus run-off than a lawn that is fertilized.